Mari,

It's great to have a name to put to things. IMHO.
I'm glad that you're going to try Cymbalta. I really hope it helps.

Can you take it with food or milk?

I have pretty nasty dry mouth. I've had luck with biotene "oral balance." It's like a saliva substitute, it's a gel, and it's usually in the tooth paste isle of big drug stores.

Kay